12/7/11 Prayer is key in every aspect of life. What key do you (I) need to unlock your (my) heart for prayer and worship?
"Chapel closed." That was the info I received yesterday in the clinic waiting room at St. Jude after Michael, with his dad, had gone back for testing. Sitting in the rocker, I sensed a need to "Be still and know that I am God." Did that mean I didn't need to kneel at an altar to fully concentrate on God?
Remembering that "Prayer is the slender thread that moves the hand of God,"(Corrie Ten Boom) I just rocked and prayed for a little boy I barely knew. Praising the Lord for the timely way I had even found Michael in the labyrinth of hallways and walkways of the hospital, I began to seek the Lord on his behalf---not using Michael as a bargaining tool, but expressing gratitude for the mercy and grace shown him and his family this past year. I saw them once more between tests and saw his cheery little face---
an innocent face filled with grace and an extra measure of mercy.
Leaving the clinic area, I found a gift shop. Jesus Calling was available. What an answer to prayer.
With it, I found a card of "hope" that included the verse that I had used for meditation the day before---
what an affirmati
on that I was right where God wanted me to be on a rainy, dreary Tuesday. How blessed I was!Prayer is the key. The key is prayer. Interchangeable keys that move the hand of God!
That one little book has meant soooo much to soooo many. Prayed for this little boy! I love you!
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